Hi Christine: I've made a pledge not to buy another Calumet tripod. I bought one, and 8 months later it broke. I still use it for some things, but I hate taking it out in the field. I think a basic Calumet tripod is fine for a studio, but not for out in the universe. :-)
Cheers, Christine On Aug 18, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: > Hi Christine, > > Others here will have more to offer on the subject, I'm sure, but this > one was recommended to me by an instructor at New England School of > Photography a few years ago... > http://www.calumetphoto.com/product/calumet-7100-tripod-with-three-way-quick-release-head/CK7114/ > > The price was right, it has served me well for my purposes. I don't do > much landscape work, so it mostly stays in my studio... Not carbon > fiber, but it supports 11 pounds... weighs 4.5 pounds. > > Good luck! > > :) > -c > > On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Christine Aguila > <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: >> Hi Everyone: >> >> I saw this new tripod on amazon: especially made for travel and mobility. >> If you click to the images page, there's a video showing the tripod "in >> action." Any thoughts? >> It's amazingly compact and can sustain up to 8.5 pounds. >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-BeFree-Compact-Lightweight-Photography/dp/B00CIVLAJO/ref=sr_1_2?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1376843934&sr=1-2 >> >> >> Would be interested in any thoughts. >> >> Thanks, Christine >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
